Twenty-three years of City Council work have primed Jim Kenney to run for the highest office in Philadelphia. Plus more South Philly news, opinions, and entertainment.
Review Staff Writer t’s been a slow but steady last eight days of fan- fare leading up to a son of South Philadelphia’s bid for the highest office in the City of Phila- delphia. But as of this week, it’s official. Now- former City Councilman at-large Jim Kenney, an Irish American Mummer and son of a firefighter, is poised to make an earnest run for mayor. Resigning from City Council to run for mayor is part of Philadelphia’s charter rules: no Council person can run for mayor until he or she quits. Last Tuesday, Kenney invited the press to his of- fice in City Hall to report that Thursday, Jan. 29 would be his last day in Council after 23 years of service. “I’ll be resigning on Thursday, and I’m not go- ing to be able to tell anybody here what I am go- ing to do after Thursday, because I would then run afoul of our City Charter. Clearly, a resignation is a big step, and it shows that I have some inten- tions on following through on what people have been speculating about,” Kenney told a room full of reporters. “Even though I come from South 8 Staff Photo by Bill Chenevert
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Review Staff Writer
t’s been a slow but steady last eight days of fan-fare leading up to a son of South Philadelphia’s bid for the highest office in the City of Phila-delphia. But as of this week, it’s official. Now-
former City Councilman at-large Jim Kenney, an Irish American Mummer and son of a firefighter,
is poised to make an earnest run for mayor. Resigning from City Council to run for mayor
is part of Philadelphia’s charter rules: no Council person can run for mayor until he or she quits. Last Tuesday, Kenney invited the press to his of-fice in City Hall to report that Thursday, Jan. 29 would be his last day in Council after 23 years of service.
“I’ll be resigning on Thursday, and I’m not go-
ing to be able to tell anybody here what I am go-ing to do after Thursday, because I would then run afoul of our City Charter. Clearly, a resignation is a big step, and it shows that I have some inten-tions on following through on what people have been speculating about,” Kenney told a room full of reporters. “Even though I come from South
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Staff Photo by B ill Chenevert
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To the Editor:Want to thank Bill Chenevert
for his piece, “To charter or not to charter,” Jan. 29.
Bill lays out quite clearly the charter school debate: only a few charters are doing well, it’s all about the money, the schools and those who own them are politically connected, there is little oversight of these schools and I would add one more problem. With public money, we are creating separate but equal schools along racial lines. Think about it; the children go to their “local” charter school. Before the city approves any new charters, these issues need to be addressed.
My recollection is that charter schools were first started by private industry. Say Google was willing to flip for the bucks to start a com-puter school or Johnny Dougherty wanted to start an electricians high school rather than funding political campaigns with millions of dollars. When did it change that these schools were funded with public money to be “super public schools”? I don’t think they’re liv-ing up to the hype.
It doesn’t seem that there is any oversight of the public’s money. I read an article yesterday on philly.com that the founder of a charter “allegedly” stole $6.3 million dol-lars from her charter. How? This happens more often than not.
Even if the money is not being stolen, the owners of these schools are making a bundle. I read sev-eral years ago that the fellow who owns “the” charter school in Ches-ter, makes a salary (I’m sure he has a generous contract). He owns the property on which the school is located, so the school pays rent (what are rentals going for in Ches-ter, multiple that by 20) from him. Finally, since he owns the school, he gets to keep the profits. (is this a conflict of interest?)
I could go on and on, but you get the picture. No more charter schools until we have greater over-sight.
To the Editor:
The American Heart Association says that for most people, shov-eling snow may not lead to any health problems. However, it’s im-portant to know how cold weather can affect your heart, especially if you have cardiovascular disease. People who are outdoors in cold weather should avoid sudden exer-tion, like lifting a heavy shovel full of snow. Even walking through heavy, wet snow or snowdrifts can strain a person’s heart.
How does cold weather affect the heart?
Many people aren’t conditioned to the physical stress of outdoor activities and don’t know the dan-gers of being outdoors in cold weather. Winter sports enthusiasts who don’t take certain precautions can suffer accidental hypotherm-ia.
Hypothermia means the body temperature has fallen below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. It occurs when one’s body can’t produce enough energy to keep the internal body temperature warm enough, and it can kill a person. Heart fail-ure causes most deaths in hypo-thermia. Symptoms include lack of coordination, mental confusion, slowed reactions, shivering and sleepiness.
Children, the elderly and those
with heart disease are at special risk. As people age, their abil-ity to maintain a normal internal body temperature often decreases. Because elderly people seem to be relatively insensitive to moder-ately cold conditions, they can suf-fer hypothermia without knowing they’re in danger.
People with coronary heart dis-ease often suffer chest pain or discomfort when they’re in cold weather. Some studies suggest that harsh winter weather may increase a person’s risk of heart attack due to overexertion.
Besides cold temperatures, high winds, snow and rain also can steal body heat. Wind is especially dangerous, because it removes the layer of heated air from around your body. At 30 degrees Fahren-heit in a 30-mile wind, the cooling effect is equal to 15 degrees Fahr-enheit. Similarly, dampness causes the body to lose heat faster than it would at the same temperature in drier conditions.
To keep warm, wear layers of clothing. This traps air between layers, forming a protective insu-lation. Also, wear a hat or head scarf. Heat can be lost through your head. And ears are especial-ly prone to frostbite. Keep your hands and feet warm, too, as they tend to lose heat rapidly.
Don’t drink alcoholic beverages before going outdoors or when outside. Alcohol gives an initial feeling of warmth because blood vessels in the skin expand. Heat is then drawn away from the body’s vital organs.
Comment on these letters or topics at southphillyreview.com/opinion/let-ters.
Bill Chenevert’s story “Rally-ing around blue” from the Jan. 29 issue appears on page 8 of this week’s issue as a result of a print-ing error.
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ust before 2 a.m. Jan. 29, an inferno broke out on the 400 block of Daly Street, leading, despite intervention from two police officers, to the deaths
of Michael McGoldrick and Marsha Shear, long-established residents of the Whitman block. As of press time, authorities were still looking to determine the cause of the deadly event, with published reports not-ing that the couple often used candles in their abode.
To report information, call the Fire De-partment at 215-686-1300, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Authorities are hoping surveillance footage can led to the arrest of a man who robbed a Lower Moyamensing establish-ment.
At 7:15 p.m. Jan. 17, the at-large figure entered Red Sun Food Mart, 2228 S. 12th St., and acted as if he were going to make a purchase. He then walked behind the counter to remove the cash register, which he emptied after walking to the 1200 block of Daly Street.
To report information, call South Detec-tives Det. Bowdren at 215-686-3013 with DC#15-03-003588, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Two men robbed a cab driver in Whit-man last week.
At 8:27 p.m. Jan. 27, the complainant met with authorities at Fifth and Shunk streets, telling them of a robbery at the point of a gun at 400 St. Michael Drive, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Divi-sion said. While situated at Broad Street and Oregon Avenue, he picked up two individuals who directed him to go to the eventual scene of the crime.
When he arrived, the primary offender pointed a gun at him and said “Give me all your money, and I won’t hurt you.” He handed the individuals $475, observ-ing them walking on St. Michael Drive toward Fifth Street. He described the first as black, 21 to 22 years old, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-8 and 150 pounds; having a dark complexion; being clean-shaven; and wearing a black shirt, hoodie and pants; and the second as black, 21 to 22 years old, 5-foot-7 and 170 pounds; having a light complexion; and wearing a black hoodie, pants and knit hat.
To report information, call South De-tectives at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Police are looking to locate a man who tried to burglarize a Queen Village resi-dence.
Surveillance video captured the image of the figure at 1:50 p.m Jan. 22 as he cased a home on the 600 block of South Front Street. After a few minutes, he gained en-try into the foyer and attempted to take packages. The owner confronted him, leading to his departure.
To report information, call South Detec-tives at 215-686-3013 with DC#15-03-005853, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Employees of a Point Breeze pizza shop helped authorities to arrest a man suspect-ed of robbing their establishment.
At 1:40 a.m. Monday, police ventured to Three Countries Pizza, 1626 Dickinson St., where they met with the site’s owner and two employees, learning from them that an unknown male entered the loca-tion, placed a gun against the head of the cook and demanded all their money, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South De-tective Division said. The cashier pro-duced $120, with the proprietor observ-ing the supposed thief running eastbound on Dickinson Street then southbound on South Bancroft Street.
Approximately five minutes later, law enforcement figures stopped the offender at 17th and Morris streets, with the com-plainants arriving at the scene and iden-
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tifying the apprehended individual as the perpetrator. Police arrested 37-year-old Rahsaan Mitchell, of the 1600 block of South 15th Street, and charged him with possession of an instrument of crime, simple and aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, making ter-roristic threats, robbery, theft and firearms violations. He had not posted his $100,000 bail as of press time and awaits a Feb. 17 preliminary hearing.
The Philadelphia Police Department re-leased the image of a man wanted for a Newbold robbery.
Reported in the Jan. 22 South Philly Review as “A jolt of misfortune,” at 9:04 p.m. Jan. 18, the individual entered Ul-timo Coffee Bar, 1900 S. 15th St., pulled out a weapon and demanded money. An employee revealed the offender removed $500 from a cash register then ran west-bound along Mifflin Street.
To report information, call South De-tectives Det. Funk at 215-686-3013 with DC#15-01-002032, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Police arrested a Newbold man for sup-posedly burglarizing a Point Breeze resi-dence Saturday.
At 10:14 p.m., authorities headed to a property on the 1100 block of South Cleveland Street in response to a blaring burglary alarm, Detective Danielle Tol-liver of South Detective Division said. They immediately observed damage to the rear basement window, a large-screen tele-vision in the rear yard and a male in the second-floor window.
As they surrounded the location, the man allegedly exited the abode through the aforementioned opening and tried to leave the area by climbing on neighboring houses’ power lines. After a fall, he sup-posedly ran through an alley to escape, but authorities stopped him at the end of the block. Using a search incident to ar-rest, they recovered property belonging to the complainant from the offender’s per-son, leading to the arrest of 34-year-old
Rishine Thomas, also known as Reginald Thomas, of the 1400 block of South Hicks Street, and charged him with possession of an instrument of crime, criminal mischief, burglary, criminal trespassing and theft. He had not posted his $10,000 bail as of press time and awaits a Feb. 17 prelimi-nary hearing.
Authorities are looking for the man who robbed a South-of-South pastry shop.
At 7:45 p.m. Jan. 26, the thief entered Dunkin’ Donuts, 1551 Washington Ave., and waited by the counter for 15 minutes, hoping for the customers to leave. Acting as if he were going to place an order, he displayed a handgun and demanded mon-ey, with the worker complying by plac-ing an undetermined amount of cash in a bag. The offender then fled on foot, with the complainant last catching him heading east on Washington Avenue toward 15th Street.
To report information, call South Detec-tives Det. Caldwell at 215-686-3013 with DC#15-17-003107, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Police are searching for a man who at-tacked a woman in East Passyunk Cross-ing.
The female met with authorities at 7:12 p.m. Saturday on the 800 block of McClel-lan Street, telling them an unknown male came up to her, said “Hi” and grabbed her purse, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The complainant pulled the item back in her possession, with the offender punching the left side of her face to reacquire her holder, which contained credit and debit cards, identifi-cation and $500.
The victim, who did not require im-mediate medical treatment, described the attacker, who fled southbound on Eighth Street from McClellan Street, as black, 25 to 30 years old and 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9; having a medium build and a dark com-plexion; and wearing a black knit cap and a navy blue jacket. SPR
Contact Managing Editor Joseph Myers at [email protected] or ext. 124. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/police-report.
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Review Staff Writer
n Sunday afternoon, disk jockey Russ Ferrante’s black pickup truck crept up South Broad Street with nearly 75 South Philadelphians
marching from Oregon Avenue to City Hall. They carried American and police flags and handmade signs that read “Thank You South Philly Police” and some that said “Police Lives Matter.” It was a rally organized by Carol Lanni’s Taking Our South Philly Streets Back titled “Support Our Police.”
It was a mostly low-pitched event, save for Ferrante’s mood-elevating pop tunes. And while the country still feels the ripples of the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, Lanni stressed that it’s not about race — it’s about building safe communi-ties and acknowleding that police officers will do a better job and go the extra mile if they feel encouraged and respected by the communities they serve.
“They’re human beings. They’re running short-staffed because the city only gives them so many cars or officers for each dis-trict,” Lanni, a resident of the 2600 block of South Bouvier Street, said. “I believe the police are not getting the fair shake that they need. We all have to follow laws, and these guys are out there risking their life and limb daily, in hot and cold weath-er, with no guarantee that they’re going to come back [home].”
She recalled a recent memory where she said “Thank you for protecting our community” and the officer who received the praise looked at her as if she had 10 heads.
“I don’t think they get that,” she said, enough or often, anyway.
Joe Eastman lives on the 2500 block of South 10th Street. He and his wife feel safe on their block, partly because they feel the sense of community that gives many
South Philadelphians a feeling of security. The former Navy man was on the Police Advisory Council of the Sixth District in Chinatown and a townwatch president be-fore he moved to Lower Moyamensing.
“They’re trying to do a very difficult job that a lot of people wouldn’t do in this day and age,” Eastman said before the march. “I think it goes back to when I was a kid — the police were never the enemy. Bad mouth a cop and you got smacked.”
The rally was similar to one held late last year in Northeast Philadelphia and another that took place a couple weeks ago at In-dependence Hall. Did Eastman think these rallies are racially charged?
“I get that there are all sides to this. The majority of us are law-abiding citizens, but you don’t hear about us. Peaceful people don’t sell newspapers,” Eastman said.
Participation was primarily from white and older citizens, or at least, the people of color involved in the event were officers staffing and protecting the walk; and the two youngest in attendance were children of officers.
Dominique Pfettscher, 15, a resident of the 2600 block of South Carlisle Street who attends String Theory Charter School in Center City, and Jake Brandt, 14, a Packer Park resident who commutes to
Central High School in Olney, were not very vocal. Asked if they hear their peers speak negatively of their parents’ profes-sion, they nodded yes. Do they speak up to defend their dads?
“Sometimes” they replied with a grin. They both have interest in a future in
healthcare.
IT WAS AUGUST of 2013 when Lanni’s 11-year-old son became a mugging victim at the hands of about 10 juveniles. More traumatizing than the experience they had with an uncaring detective at the 1st District, 2301 S. 24th St., was the thought that it could’ve turned out way worse than a stolen phone. That night she was by his side as he fell asleep and she said “I could’ve been burying him — that’s how the Facebook page started.”
The page has almost 15,000 followers now, and it’s a popular place for area resi-dents to hear about neighborhood crime and ask for help in reporting it.
Carin Porchia, a resident of the 2700 block of South 16th Street, brought her 6-year-old son Shane and almost 2-year-old daughter Rosalina out to help show support. Two of her husband’s cousins are officers in the 17th District, 20th and Fed-eral streets.
“You learn about everything that’s go-ing on in the neighborhood that you don’t know about,” Porchia said but added that “it’s pretty quiet” in her community, Mar-coni.
Nina, born and raised in Girard Estate and Marty McNulty, residents of the 2500 block of South 21st Street, noted that Lan-ni is like a sister to them.
“Like anywhere else, you can’t leave your door open,” Nina said, adding “of course we support the police.”
Delores Nichols and Maria Trujillo stepped outside of Criniti Ristorante Ital-iano, 2611 S. Broad St., to take in the rally with curiosity.
“Absolutely — definitely” they said when asked if they support the police.
“It’s a shame there’s not a better turn-out,” Trujillo added.
At the corner of Broad Street and Snyder Avenue, a moment of silence honored the gunfire-killing of Charles Thomas Knox, a 31-year-old who died on August 30, 1992 when the present-day Walgreen’s was a Roy Rogers. At 13th and Locust streets, marchers honored Daniel J. Faulkner, a 25-year-old who died on December 9, ’81 after pulling over a driver for driving in the wrong direction. And at City Hall, Fer-rante read aloud all of the fallen officers’ names and how they were killed.
One unidentified resident refused to talk to the South Philly Review because of a belief that the media is the problem. He re-ferred to a recent police report item about a girl robbed at an ATM and said “you don’t see that on the news, but as soon as a cop touches a minority, it’s all over the news.” People of color walking south on Broad Street seemed to stare in amazement at the procession, as did African Americans waiting for the bus at Broad and Tasker streets.
“There’s good and bad in everything. The captains have said to us, if there’s an issue, of course I need you to tell us,” Lanni said, adding that she found the attendance disap-pointing. “South Philadelphia does a lot of talking without action, but I am not one of those people — I want to act. I am not happy with the turnout. The more you’re involved in your community, the safer it becomes.”
As for the Police Lives Matter signs, Lan-ni said “whatever signs people made to sup-port the rally, I don’t have any control over.” As for race, well, as Lanni put it, “with a criminal, there’s no race, creed or color. It doesn’t matter. There are consequences to every action.”
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Com-
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o make the upcoming Bike Share ini-tiative work more efficiently and have a greater impact, the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities (MOTU)
has partnered with a handful of organizations to make it a robust and desirable transporta-tion option. One such partnership is with the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP), which is using grant money to hire Bike Share Ambassadors and a Street Team this month.
Along with being good news for pedestri-ans, cyclists and SEPTA users, it’s especially beneficial for Point Breeze. The diverse and growing neighborhood will be one of three ar-eas of focus with BCGP’s Better Bike Share Partnership. The other two are in West Philly (focusing on Mantua and Powelton neighbor-hoods) and North Philly (near Temple Uni-versity), with the three sections that get Bike Share Ambassador hubs targeted specifically for how Bike Share can benefit low-income Philadelphians.
Better Bike Share Partnership is “a grant-funded effort to make Philadelphia the most equitable and accessible program in the coun-try,” BCGP’s Katie Monroe, who is organiz-ing and hiring folks as one arm of the City’s efforts to make sure Bike Share is easy to access for residents who can benefit from it most, said. “The BGCP piece of this effort is to do a robust public outreach campaign — how to use it, what it is, logistics, reasons to use it. I think we’re looking for people who are good at listening and can explain. It’s not about selling memberships.”
In fact, she said it’s not about hiring ambas-sadors who’ll strong-arm Point Breeze resi-dents into getting on bikes. No, “we would
love to be recruiting go-getters who have creative ideas about connecting. I don’t like using the term ‘convincing people to use it.’ It’s more about equal opportunity to decide if you want to try it.”
To backtrack, Bike Share is already in more than 40 cities nationwide. It’s a system where users can pick up a bike at a station near their home and ride it across the city. Users have access to advanced technology Trek bikes on an hourly basis and deposit their bike at the station nearest to their destination. It gives users more flexibility of transit use — Point Breeze residents, starting this spring, will be able to grab a bike as soon as they wake up and bike to work in Center City without rely-ing on a bus or train schedule.
As MOTU chief of staff Andrew Stober said of the difference between the haves and have nots, “often transportation accounts for a greater percentage of expenses than higher in-come folks. We can put money back in those [lower-income] pockets that they’re going to spend on their families and neighborhoods.”
The City is making a marked effort to make Bike Share’s effect on poorer neighborhoods a priority.
“The simplest way to say it is we’re launch-ing 20 stations in neighborhoods with a high percentage of low-income residents,” Stober added.
“The Philly system will have a cash op-tion,” Monroe noted, “an option where you’ll be able to sign up on the website, and you’ll get something that you can then take to a retail store and pay in cash there.”
Stober stresses the cash option isn’t the only thing making Bike Share’s efforts to level the field of access special.
“It starts off by just making sure that there are conveniently located stations for people to access it from their homes,” he said.
Memberships, rates for which haven’t yet been released, will be monthly as opposed to annual, something unique to Philly’s Bike Share setup.
Street Team and Bike Share Ambassadors applicants can report to bicyclecoalition.org to apply – the deadlines for application are Feb. 13 and 20, accordingly.
“It’s really about letting users have control over how they financially use Bike Share,” Stober said. “We wanted to make a special ef-fort to make sure that communities with lots of folks who stand to benefit the most were getting extra resources to help connect them to this new system.”
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Philadelphia and have a historical base there, I think that I’ve been able to work with every neighborhood in this city, and I think that folks understand how my heart feels, what I feel and what motivates me to take the positions that I’ve taken over the years.”
Kenney’s been a vocal advocate for those less fortunate, including immigrants, the poor and LGBT folks, vouching over a de-cade ago for domestic partnership benefits despite a mountain of letters of discour-agement (and some Mummers jibes, too).
“Back in the early ’90s, I was one of the first folks on board with domestic partner-ship. It didn’t make the Catholic Church all that happy at the time, and we had a big battle about those issues, but I think fairness is justice all the time, regardless of what the issue is,” Kenney stated last Jan. 27.
When city solicitor Ken Trujillo stepped down from his race, Kenney saw it as an opportunity to run that he couldn’t let slip past him, a refrain heard at his speech to City Council a week ago. But as Jane Slusser, Kenney’s campaign manager, put it, as soon as Trujillo dropped out, the con-versation became about getting her em-ployer in.
“A number of folks from our team reached out to Kenney’s staff and vice ver-sa. The response since he announced [he would resign] has been phenomenal — he can barely put down the phone to pick up the phone again,” the South-of-South resi-dent reported, and argues that Kenney is a candidate whom people have been eager-ly waiting for — one who’s ready to get down to issues.
“Missing [from the race] up to this point is the lack of people who want to talk about the issues, and Jim is definitely go-ing to change that,” she said.
As for the front-runners of the moment,
state Sen. Anthony H. Williams and for-mer District Attorney Lynne M. Abraham, Slusser’s confident that there’s no compar-ing the three.
The former resident of 12th and Whar-ton streets said “Anyone who’s been pay-ing attention to this race knows that there’s no one excited about them and there’s a lot of concerns. The overwhelmingly posi-tive response to Jim entering the race, part of it is a lack of inspiration in those two candidates.”
AS FOR MONEY, always an issue for big campaigns, Kenney and his team are es-sentially able to convert moneys he raised for re-election to City Council into a may-oral race fund. And while he’s got only about $80,000 in his bank account (com-pared to the nearly $425,000 that both Williams and Abraham have reportedly raised), money isn’t the only need to win a campaign. There has to be a story.
Richie Lazer, a 2014 South Philly Re-view Difference Maker and resident of the 100 block of Ritner Street, can tell Ken-ney’s story pretty well.
“Jim was a household name in South
Philly. If there was ever an issue it was ‘Call Jim’s office,’ whether it was a pot-hole or a senior citizen issue — we always had tons of calls,” the fellow La Salle Uni-versity grad and political science major said.
He knows because he’s been answering calls for Kenney as a community liaison for nearly seven years.
“It’s pretty exciting. I think Jim’s always wanted to do this. As a Council person you can do a lot of good things but when you’re on the second floor and in charge, you can really make some big changes,” the Whitman inhabitant said.
Kenney, a St. Joseph’s Prep alumnus, told an unusually swollen City Council room last week that the Jesuits gave him the inspiration that’s been with him ever since his 1980 graduation.
“They just formed you — they just mold-ed your psyche and your attitude. You can-not be a truly happy person no matter what you accomplish or accumulate, you’re never truly happy unless you’re serving someone else,” Kenney said.
One week ago, every single City Council person sang his praise with a fond farewell.
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, long an ally and friend in council to Ken-ney, said she looked long and hard for a good quote that describes her departing peer, and settled on a Joe Paterno quote because she “bleeds blue and white.”
“Play as hard as you can. Don’t be stu-pid. Pay attention to details. And have enough guts in the clutch that you’re not afraid to make a play. That was Jim Ken-ney in his office in Council,” the fellow at-large Council member said.
Fellow South Philadelphian and Mum-mer, 1st District Councilman Mark Squil-la, said “as a next door neighbor, he was relied on heavily when I first came to office, and it was so important to have a friend to come to with questions,” adding “Jimmy’s vision is to move forward the City of Philadelphia.”
The campaign, though official this week, began last week. And sitting in his office last week, talking to reporters, he dropped what seemed like a few perfectly-rehearsed sound bytes.
“I’m hoping [my base] is every thinking and good-feeling Philadelphian. I’m a life-long Philadelphian, I’ve lived in the city for 56 years, I come from South Philadel-phia, I was a long-time Mummer. When you listen to people and you try to under-stand where they’re coming from, you’re a better overall person and a better overall elected official,” Kenney said. “I think that my reputation throughout Philadelphia is one of fairness, it’s one of courage to stand up when people are being treated badly, and the ability to take tough issues on when you know they’re just and right. It’s time for me to take the opportunity that’s presented, do my best, put my best foot forward, speak to every community, speak to every person in the city and if they ac-cept my vision, then great. If they don’t, I’ll go on, I’ll move on and do something else.”
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.
One-hour one-on-one Computer Tutoring for Se-niors by appointment; Beginner English as a Second Language Class 12:30 p.m. Feb. 5; Health Insurance Application As-sistance 1 p.m. Feb. 6; English as a Sec-ond Language Conversation Group 1 p.m. and Yoga for All Levels 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9; Baby Storytime 10:15 a.m., Toddler and Preschool Storytime 11 a.m. and Begin-ner English as a Second Language Class
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Do-nor Relations and Front Line Fundrais-ers 1 p.m., E-Gadget Helpdesk 3 p.m. and Scott Stossel reads from “My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5; SmART Readers: Art and Lit-eracy Program 4 p.m. and Ian Bostridge reads from “Schubert’s Winter Journey:
Anatomy of an Obsession” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Cost for reading: $7-$15; Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance 9:30 a.m. Feb. 7; Baby & Toddler Storytime with Miss Mary! 11 a.m., SmART Read-ers: Art and Literacy Program 4 p.m. and Mysterious Travelers Concert Series Featuring Anwar Marshall 7 p.m. Feb. 9; Preschool Storytime 11 a.m., Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance noon, E-Gadget Helpdesk 3 p.m., A Taste of African Heritage 6 p.m. and B.J. Novak reads from “One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10. Cost for reading: $7-$15; Fostering a Sense of Family: A Panel Discussion 6 p.m. Feb.
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Photo 1: Employees of the Philadelphia Eagles gathered at Lincoln Financial Field, 1020 Pattison Ave., Jan. 29 for an apprecia-tion party. Photos 2 and 3: Using the theme “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service,” learners at the Grays Ferry-based St. Gabriel School, 2917 Dickinson St., marked National Catholic Schools Week with numerous celebrations, including Jan. 29’s Dance-A-Thon. Photo 4: Ahead of Saturday’s clash versus Penn State University, the hockey team from the University of Vermont fraternized with members of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation Friday at the Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. Penn State went on to score a 4-2 victory in the College Hockey Faceoff. Photo 5: The Packer Park-situated American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave., continued to laud its Nordic origins Saturday by holding its well-received Pea Soup and Punsch Sup-per. Photo 6: Thanks to overseer William Ronayne Jr., fans of legendary singer and South Philadelphia High School alumnus Mario Lanza united Saturday at the latter figures’s eponymous institute, 712 Mon-trose St., to celebrate what would have been his 94th birthday. Born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza, the Bella Vista native enjoyed a revered operatic career, using his tenor tal-ents to score movie roles, too, before dying in 1959 at only 38 years of age.
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eral streets, holds a Captain’s Townhall Meeting 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the District; and a Community Meeting 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the District. 215-686-3170. phillypo-lice.com/districts/17th.
, 11th and Whar-ton streets, holds a PDAC Meeting 6 p.m. Feb. 10 at the District. 215-686-3030. phillypolice.com/districts/3rd.
holds a Zoning Committee Meeting 7:30 to 9:30 p.m Feb. 10 at the Palumbo Rec Cen-ter, 700 S. Ninth St.. 215-627-0057. [email protected]. bvtw.org.
holds a Philly Lunar New Year celebration noon to 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at South Philly High School, 2101 S. Broad St. There will be games, raffle prizes, performances and more. 215-334-1500. bpsosdelawareval-ley.org.
, 1800 Ellsworth St., holds a monthly meeting 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb 5 at the center. 215-685-6596.
hold an event, “Have a beer with a Jackson par-ent,” 8 to 10 p.m. Feb. 11 at Devil’s Den, 1148 S. 11th St. RSVP to [email protected].
holds a coat drive with One Warm Coat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 11 at Taproom on 19th, 2400 S. 19th St. (Kindly donate a clean, gently-used men’s, wom-en’s or children’s coat. Donate a coat, get a free draft or discounted event cocktail); and a Public Zoning meeting 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at the meeting room of Prudential Sav-ings Bank, 1834 Oregon Ave. [email protected]. girardestateneighbors.org.
holds a Zoning Meeting 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Fumo Family Branch Library, 2437 S. Broad St. [email protected]. lomophilly.org.
, 2433 S. 15th St., hosts Enhance Fitness 9 a.m. (Free), Learn to crotchet or knit 10:30 a.m. (Free), and Musical Rockers 1 p.m. (Free) Feb. 5; Zumba class 9:30 a.m. ($4), iPad experience 10 am. (Free) and Pokeno 1 p.m. ($1) Feb. 6; Morning Stretch 9 a.m. (Free), a Heart Program 10 a.m. (Free), and iPad experience 10 am. (Free) Feb. 9; En-hanceFitness 9 a.m. (Free), Stay Healthy through Winter 10:30 a.m. (Free) and The-ater Group 1 p.m. (Free) Feb. 10; and a
Next Chapter Discussion 10 a.m. (Free) and Relaxation 11:30 a.m. (Free) Feb. 11. 215-717-1971. caringpeoplealliance.org
meets 7 p.m. Thursdays. Epiphany of Our Lord-Church, 1121 Jackson St. 215-334-1035.
, holds a Ralph Brooks Revitalization Proj-ect 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at 2010 Tasker St.; a Public Zoning Meeting 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Reed Street Presbyteri-an Apartments, 1401 S. 16th St.; and a Clean and Green Meeting 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at a TBD location. [email protected]. newboldneighbors.org.
holds a Zoning Committee Meeting 7 to 9 p.m Feb. 10 at the Annunciation BVM Church Hall, 1511 S. 10th St. (Dickinson St. entrance). [email protected]. passyunksquare.org.
, led by the City Planning Commis-sion, holds a public meeting 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, 901 S. Broad St. 215-683-4600. phila.gov/cityplanning.
hosts drop-in homework help and enrichment programs focusing on literacy and English language skills 3:30 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednes-days at the Bhutanese American Orga-nizaion-Philadelphia, 1927 S. Seventh St. They also call on volunteers to help. Con-tact volunteer coordinator Amanda Beardall at [email protected].
, 405 Queen St., holds a Board Meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Weccacoe Playground Building, 400 Catharine St. 215-339-0975. [email protected]. qvna.org.
, 1901 Christian St., holds a social event 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 5 upstairs at The Sidecar Bar & Grille, 2201 Christian St.; a Community Impact Meeting 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at the SOSNA office; a SOS-NA Dines Out event 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 9 at Founding Fathers, 1612 South St. (Tickets are $25 per person); a Triangles Gateway Project Committee Meeting 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the office. southofsouth.org. 215-732-8446.
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Photo 1: Ahead of his Sunday appearance the Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St., for the WWE Royal Rumble, super-star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson visited Passyunk Square for a photo opportunity. Photo 2: Collegiate volunteers ventured to the Marian Anderson Historical So-ciety, 762 S. Martin St., Jan. 19 to feed seniors as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Photo 3: Fumo Family Branch, 2437 S. Broad St., kickstarted its bi-weekly Minecraft Club Jan. 17, with eager youngsters reveling in the oppor-tunity to build, create and play. Photo 4: As part of her participation in the Wind Challenge 2, Passyunk Square-based artist Theresa Rose hosted Jan. 22’s Exceptional Ordinary South Philadelphia: A Humble Performance, with help from fellow South Philadelphian and City Poet Laureate Frank Sherlock, at the Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine St. Photo 5: Dan Enright led Jan. 15’s Third Thursday Salon at Da Vinci Alli-ance, 704 Catharine St., discussing member participation and quotes by the site’s namesake. Photo 6: The Young Chances Foundation, headed by 2013 South Philly Review Difference Maker Tyrique Glasgow, held a community cleanup in Grays Ferry and the “This Is My Dream Youth Talent Showcase” at Vare Recreation Center, 2600 Morris St., on Jan. 19’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
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oger Lee laments that contemporary chronicling of African-American lives often labors to locate much positivity. Hopeful that prosperous accounts from the past will promote pride, the former Bella Vista dweller and members of his eponymous dance company will offer
their second annual Black History Celebration Concert Series tomorrow and Friday.
“It’s easy to become caught up in technicalities, the anger and the frustra-tion of recent events,” the 26-year-old said at the Philly Performance Art Center for Kids, 729 S. Fourth St., for whom he serves as an instructor and assistant director. “Even the overall history has ugly aspects, too, but I want to focus on the celebratory side because there’s strength to gain from that.”
The discerning dancer and his peers will laud the annals of their ancestors with a two-act, Performance Garage-situated look at themes such as the black church, freedom, integration and urban culture. Set to handle the second half of the pro-duction, Lee is looking forward to mixing elements of his repertoire to present the present as more than just the successor to distant days.
“Members of the African-American community want material that has a connec-tion to their lives and cultural experiences,” the overseer said of engineering his effort, which draws inspiration from his Drexel University-based graduate school research into forging connections between current times and the past. “I’ve always been enthused about such links, so I definitely desired to give people something to help their realizations.”
Lee is using a fusion of contemporary, hip-hop, jazz and praise dance for his presentation, a decision that displays his love for having figurative colors as com-ponents of his endeavor. He has long worked with literal hues, having enjoyed a
A former Bel la Vista inhabitant wi l l helm his eponymous dance company’s Black History Month concert.
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childhood stint at Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine St., so he loves how his first attraction has influenced the growth of his present passion.
“I love variety and see it as a way to cre-ate balance with an audience,” Lee said of cementing the feeling that he and his col-leagues are indeed sating patrons’ cravings for relevant and reverent creations. “We definitely want to commend predecessors, but we also need to encourage viewers to revel in the present.”
Two months shy of marking Roger Lee Dance, LLC’s third birthday, the entity’s namesake believes the upcoming offerings will prove dynamic and delightful, noting his joy over including a piece by Albertina Walker, the Queen of Gospel Music. Feel-ing fortunate to position himself as a lead-ing figure in aiding Philadelphia’s dance evolution, he especially exudes gratitude that “the cold, hard world” that he foresaw encountering once he earned his master’s has become a warm and welcoming ex-panse.
“I just want to keep coming up with hon-est ideas because I’ve always been a very real person,” Lee said. “When I consider what I’ve experienced, I see everything as a blessing.”
THE GRATEFUL INDIVIDUAL had initially felt his windfall would come through painting. Through the encouragement of his mother, Ruth, he sought and acquired placement on the FOX 29 Good Day Philadelphia Dance Team, obtaining co-captaincy, establishing tremendous relationships and expanding his perception of his artistic capabilities.
“I really believed painting and illustrat-ing were my callings,” Lee said, noting interest in Salvador Dali and Frida Kahlo. “I haven’t lost my art love, though; it’s just that dance, particularly the teaching of it, has become such a powerful force for me.”
As a registrant at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, 901 S. Broad St., he intensified his pull toward proving his limbs’ proficiency, also gaining admittance into the Gover-nor’s School for the Arts. Enamored with writing, too, notably journalism, having enjoyed a pair of internships, he chose media and communications studies as a complementary major to dance at Ursinus College. Fairly secure in his comprehen-sion of the physical demands of dancing, he returned to Philadelphia to gain knowl-edge of the business aspects of his voca-tion, with Drexel heightening his regard.
“My time there confirmed that dance would be it for me,” Lee said. “It’s what God put in my heart, so I wanted to thrive.”
Desiring “an adventurous life,” the ar-dent artist will likely make a biographer quite happy decades from now, as he has aligned himself with recording stars such a Ruben Studdard and Vicki Winans, per-formed for Vice President Joe Biden and taught for his alma mater, the Broadway Dance Center, Koresh Dance Co., the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and The Rock School for Dance Education, 1101 S. Broad St., among others. He has also joined the collegiate ranks, having taught last semester within Temple Uni-versity’s Dance Department and this year initiated a relationship with Eastern Uni-versity through its Urban Studies Graduate Program.
“Teaching has taken over my life, and I don’t mind that,” Lee said, adding he con-siders himself immensely blessed to in-struct vibrant youngsters at Philly PACK. “I want to help students to have a healthy supply of know-how for when they go af-ter their dreams.”
He has used his time at Philly PACK to develop a cherished creative bond with director Jessica Noel, and he and the
Pennsport resident have looked to fos-ter fortitude among their artistic peers by planning the inaugural Philadelphia Arts and Entrepreneurship Festival.
“I see that as another way to keep in contact with tons of talented people and to meet even more dedicated folks,” Lee, the founder and executive director of the ini-tiative, which he hopes to debut next year, said. “I want everyone to leave knowing more about this business. It’s been my experience that there are plenty of people with good ideas, so uniting them really ap-peals to me.”
Lee also finds his personal projects cap-tivating, including involvement with two March events, the Dancing for Our Future Stars gala for the Independence Mission Schools and inclusion in the Chicago-sit-uated TEDx conference.
“I want to keep going,” he said of his goals. “The spirit is definitely moving me.” SPR
For more information, call 215-833-6961, or visit danceboxoffice.com or rog-erleedance.com.
Contact Managing Editor Joseph Myers at [email protected] or ext. 124. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/lifestyles.
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here is a strong rumor that President Barack Obama is going to make a for-mal apology to his many critics tomor-row night on national television. Your
fearless columnist has obtained an advance copy of his apology appropriately titled “Mea Culpa,” and I now share it with you:
Good evening, my fellow Americans, es-pecially the viewers of Fox News. I’m tak-ing the unprecedented step tonight of apol-ogizing to all of you who want your country back. The bad news is you’ll have to wait at least two more years. But tonight, I do wish to address all of your specific concerns and pledge to do a better job.
First, let me admit I would not have sought this job at all if I had realized six years ago how much some of you were go-ing to get upset. By defeating John McCain, I deprived all of you of the enjoyment of having Sarah Palin as your vice president. At the same time, I inadvertently deprived Tina Fey of a lucrative opportunity to con-tinue her impressions so that maybe she would not have to keep hosting TV award shows.
I also realize that in besting Sen. McCain, I deprived you of at least two or three more new wars and simultaneously of learning how to pronounce the names of some little known cities in the Middle East. I admit that if I had realized your chagrin in 2012, you could now be enjoying Mitt Romney as your president or at least 53 percent of you would be enjoying Mitt. Please accept my sincere regrets.
I apologize for the lower gas prices you are experiencing. To the Republican flack who came up with the slogan Drill Baby Drill, perhaps I can get you a job in the post office or perhaps co-hosting “The View” like Nicolle Wallace.
To those of you who believed that only the elimination of pesky federal regulations stands between us and a better life, I apolo-gize for the improvement in our economy, the lower unemployment rate and a robust stock market. I know how much these things bother the Wall Street Journal and guys who wear pinstriped suits.
I know that the Affordable Care Act — you derisively call it Obamacare — has rankled many of you. I hope the fact that the latest report indicates that the cost will be 7 percent lower for the next 10 years than we previously predicted will not impede
the Republicans’ latest efforts at repeal. I’m sure that if Republicans are successful at repealing Obamacare and overriding my veto, that the voters who since qualified will not hold it against the Republican Congress when their children under 26 are dropped from their policies. And for those of you whose coverage would be taken away be-cause of pre-existing conditions, may I sug-gest you refer these whiners to Paul Ryan.
At this point, I want to give a special thanks to Mike Huckabee for his parental advice. I want Mr. Huckabee to know that Michelle and I have gone into our daugh-ters’ iPods and deleted all the selections by Beyonce and Jay Z and replaced them with Flatt and Scruggs.
To Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, I sincerely regret that you didn’t get the Republican president you wished for. Perhaps I can offer you a position in my cabinet, but I believe that you might be uncomfortable unless you are the one mak-ing all the final decisions. You are much like Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly that way. That is why tonight I am recom-mending a change to our Constitution to allow a non-citizen to become president of the United States — some of you think I already skirted that requirement (chuckle). Such a change should be fast-tracked so that Mr. Netanyahu can run in the Repub-lican primaries. May I say, Florida is not in the bag, sir.
While I am at it, I may as well admit that climate change is just something dreamed up by my campaign strategists in ’08. You were right to ignore all that so-called evi-dence being put out there by climatologists. Everyone knows they’re all Democrats anyway. And yes, I did have someone from the NSA hack into those computer weather models in Philly last week. It was my little joke, and I apologize tonight to Hurricane Schwartz, Kathy Orr and Cecily Tynan for making them all look like they are as crazy as John Bolaris.
Now that the Super Bowl is over, I can admit that it was one of my staff members who deflated the New England Patriots footballs. I’m a Chicago Bears fan — a frustrated Bears fan. I can’t stand little Mr. Goody Two Shoes Tom Brady or Bill Belichick, who ought to get that sweatshirt washed sometime really soon. I admit it was an overreach of governmental power. I shouldn’t have done it. After all, the Pa-triots’ home is in Massachusetts and if there’s any state a Democrat doesn’t want to screw with, it’s that one that is always in the bag for us. I apologize tonight to all the good citizens of Massachusetts, and to their Gov. Charlie Baker, and also my friend De-val Patrick. Also to the Patriots organiza-tion and its fans — and especially to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who heaven knows doesn’t need any help from me to make an ass of himself.
Good night and God bless the United States of America and especially bless Bill O’Reilly. SPR
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lready one of the world’s most cel-ebrated filmmakers at the age of 25, Xavier Dolan has wowed the art house crowds with a stunning, if
short, body of work, which includes his boisterous debut, “I Killed My Mother,” his eerie noir “Tom at the Farm” and his sweeping trans epic “Laurence Anyways.” Now the Quebecois director returns with “Mommy,” an aching portrait of a tumul-tuous bond between mother and son, and a film that presents Dolan at his most emo-tionally unbridled.
An auteur with a masterful knack for giving plum roles to ace actresses, Dolan casts Anne Dorval as Diane, a single mother whose son Steve (Antoine-Olivier Pilon) is both her greatest love and her biggest burden. There are unmistakable Freudian elements to the plot of “Mom-my,” but Dolan isn’t interested in merely dealing with obvious themes. Shot in amber hues and alternately confining and freeing aspect ratios, this is a movie about the nuances of obligation, liberation, im-prisonment and loss.
A wild card of erratic and often violent behavior, Steve prompts Diane to enlist the aid of her neighbor Kyla (the grand Su-zanne Clément), a stranger who becomes Steve’s tutor and co-caretaker — and, more importantly, Diane’s only friend. Folding in his characteristic tapestry of formal ex-actitude, Dolan makes a tiny teacup carry the weight of a woman’s inadequacies,and a dance to a French-language Celine Dion track feel like a moment out of time.
Known for his penchant for over-indul-gence, Dolan may have done well to have shaved some time off this 139-minute dra-
ma, and a futuristic element regarding ju-venile detention does feel a bit alien in this otherwise earthbound story. But it is hard to complain when a director of such vast, precocious talents seems to ooze precise, accessible and (seemingly) effortless high art. Via the stunning Dorval, he opens his empathetic heart where he used to navel-gaze occasionally, and his masterstroke is making the union between Diane and Kyla perhaps feel more crucial than that between Diane and Steve. However pro-found, it’s a daring move to make, and yet Dolan’s viewers should expect nothing less.
Like “Mommy,” Sweden’s “Force Ma-jeure” was a Cannes Film fest triumph, using a lean plot to navigate the flaws of a man and the drive for survival. What happens when an approaching avalanche causes a husband and father to save him-self instead of his loved ones? The entire movie looks for answers and sees more than an avalanche cascade downhill.
Comment and see the trailers for this week’s movies at southphillyreview.com/arts-and-enter-tainment/movies.
Diane (Anne Dorval), Steve (Antoine-Olivier Pilon) and Kyla (Suzanne Clément) ex-plore youths’ perpetual need to call on experienced adults for guidance and inspiration.
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Through Feb. 16. Tick-ets: Free-$8. American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave. 215-389-1776. americanswedish.org.
Through Feb 22. Tickets: $25-$30. The Off-Broad Street Theater at First Baptist Church, 1636 Sansom St. 215-454-9776. inisnuatheatre.org.
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Through March 1. Tickets: $15-$34. The Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Ave. 215-987-4450. quintessencetheatre.org.
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Through April 12. Tickets: $15.50-$29.50. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215-448-1200. fi.edu.
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Through May 31. Tickets: Free-$15.95. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway. 215-299-1000. ansp.org.
Ongoing. Tickets: Free-$14.50. Independence Mall, 525 Arch St. 215-409-6600. constitutioncenter.org
Now open. Tickets: Free-$12. National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Inde-pendence Mall East. 215-923-3811. nmajh.org.
Through March 15. Tickets: $15-$50. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. ardentheatre.org.
Through 2019. Tickets: Free-$15. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. penn.museum.
7 p.m. Feb. 5. Free. The Painted Bride, 230 Vine St. 215-925-9914. paintedbride.org.
7 p.m. Feb. 5. Tickets: $52-$210. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. flyers.nhl.com.
7:30 p.m. Feb. 5. Tickets: $30-$75. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. 215-898-3900 annenbergcenter.org.
8 p.m. Feb. 5. Tickets: $29.50-$35. The Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. keswicktheatre.com.
Broad Street sees the East Coast pre-miere of “Oscar,” an opera that takes on the famous Irish-born writer’s last years: imprisoned for “gross indecen-cy” and sentenced to years of hard la-bor before his death in a Paris hotel in 1900. Feb. 6-15. Tickets: $19-$239. The Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1018. operaphila.org.
debuts new work with a Matthew Neenan world premiere, plus George Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son” and Chris-topher Wheeldon’s “Polyphonia” through Feb 8. Tickets: $30-$125. Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. paballet.org.
will continue drawing crowds through Feb. 8. Tickets: Free-$13. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. 610-279-5229. phillyautoshow.com.
premieres with loads of South Philly voices breathing life into the legendary Sondheim musical through March 1. Tickets: $25-$43. Theatre Horizon, 401 DeKalb St., Norristown. 610-283-2230. theatrehorizon.org.
, Terrence McNally’s powerful play, is here for a month-long run Feb. 6-March 6. Tickets: $25-$59. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. 215) 985-0420. philadelphiatheatrecompany.org.
, the 42-year-old “Rush Hour” star, brings his comedy to the Tower 8 p.m. Feb. 6. Tickets: $49.50-$69.50. The Tower Theater, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby. 215-922-1011. lnphilly.com.
tip off against No. 24 Georgetown Hoyas in a Big East showdown 2 p.m. Feb. 7. Tickets: $15-$65. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. comcasttix.com.
pre-dates the King’s untimely death and features a live band 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Tickets: $22.50-$30. The Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. keswicktheatre.com.
debuts at the Franklin with robotics, building, and movie activities Feb. 7-Sept. 6. Tickets: $8-$29.50. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215-448-1200. fi.edu.
host the Western Conference-leading Golden State Warriors 7 p.m. Feb. 9. Tickets: $23-$250. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-339-7600. nba.com/sixers.
is a pre-Valentine’s Day laugh fest with storytell-ing, comedy and improv featuring South Philly fave Jennifer Childs 8 p.m. Feb. 9. Tickets: $15. Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St. 215-928-0770. 1812productions.org.
Through Feb. 7. Tickets: $35-$158. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kimmelcenter.org.
Through Feb. 7. Tickets: $12-$34. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215-496-9001. heliumcomedy.com.
: Through Feb. 7. Tickets: $15-$25. Luna Theater, 620 S. Eighth St. 215-704-0033. lunatheater.org.
Through Feb. 8. Tickets: $12-$36. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. ardentheatre.org.
Through Feb. 8. Tickets: $15-$36. Main Stage at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. 215-568-8077. interacttheatre.org.
: Through Feb. 8. Tickets: $14-$16. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. walnutstreettheatre.org.
Through Feb. 15. Tickets: $10-$56. St. Ste-phen’s Theater, 923 Ludlow St. 215-829-0395. lanterntheater.org.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey bring Circus XTREME to the Wells Fargo Center for death-, gravity- and courage-defying feats of amazement for all ages Feb. 11-16. Tickets: $15-$130. 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. comcasttix.com.
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Feb 6-7. Tickets: $12-$20. The Painted Bride, 230 Vine St. 215-925-9914. paintedbride.org.
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8 p.m. Feb. 9. Tickets: $3. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.
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7:30 p.m. Feb. 11. Tickets: Free. Lew Klein Hall at the Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 N. Broad St. 800-298-4200.templeperformin-gartscenter.org.
“The Whale” premieres on 13th Street with the story of a 600-pound man, complete with a body suit that will turn Scott Greer into Char-lie, a father desperately trying to reconnect with his daughter through March 1. Tickets: $10-$35. Studio X, 1340 S. 13th St. 215-218-4022. theatreexile.org.
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It's that time of year again in which YOU — the loyal readers of the South Philly Review — get a say. Like previous years, the 2015 Readers' Choice Awards feature 40 categories ranging from food and drink to people and places. Here's your chance to win a gift certificate to the Re-view advertiser of your choice in our March 12 Spring Guide. Ballots will be chosen at random with a grand prize of $100, $50 for second place and $25 for third place. You have until 5 p.m. Feb. 23 to tell us what you think ranks at the top, but there are a few rules:
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uper Bowl Sunday turned out to be a fine day to go out for brunch. I called Bardot Cafe and asked if we needed a reservation.
“No, we have plenty of tables avail-able,” was the cheery reply.
We drove by a number of places, and there was no line to get in. I assumed ev-eryone was home cooking chicken wings and making dip.
Bardot Cafe is named in honor of Bri-gitte Bardot, the French actress who was popular about 50 years ago. Located in Northern Liberties, the restaurant has a long bar, tables and several black leather roomy booths. I got a kick out of the red flocked wallpaper.
A spicy bloody mary ($5) and screw-driver ($5) kept us content as we read the menu. The bloody mary was way too hot. The bartender made me another one that was spicy but not so hot that I needed a glass of milk to cool my throat down. Breakfast and lunch options are available.
We began with chicken liver mousse ($10) and creamed chip pastrami ($7). The mousse was whipped into a creamy texture and shaped into two quenelles. Instead of cornichons and pickled onions, my appetizer came with shredded pickled carrots topped with chopped pistachio nuts. All I needed to do was spread the mousse on small slices of toasted brioche and enjoy.
Creamed chipped beef, also known as SOS, was a staple for our GIs in training and in university cafeterias. Pastrami was an element of this dish, and it was a tasty
surprise. The cream sauce was just right. It was not too thick and actually enhanced the flavor of the not-too-salty deli favorite that was placed on sourdough rye bread.
Mushrooms and leeks are a fine culi-nary marriage. When properly sautéed, they can be an appetizer or filling for an omelette. My mushroom omelette ($12) was golden on the outside and creamy inside. It was rolled like a carpet and not a bit overcooked. The mushrooms added a heady flavor, the leeks a bit of sweet-ness and some goat cheese was added for a touch of tang. The omelette had some cool spots because it was served on a cold plate. I asked our server, who was also the bartender, if I could substitute grits for potatoes. She said I could for $2. Every-one is using Anson Mills’ grits these days. They were served in a small cast-iron pan. Too much cheddar cheese was mixed into the grits, which could have been creamier. They were also too salty. A side of bacon ($5) hit the spot. A handful of overdressed, limp greens accompanied the omelette.
Eggs Benedict ($14) is prepared with citrus-cured arctic char in place of Cana-dian bacon. I could taste the lemon and the char reminded me of belly lox from the deli. It imparted a slightly salty flavor, which I liked. The poached eggs were a tad overcooked and could have been hot-ter, but the hollandaise, rich and thick, added texture to the yolks. The English muffin was made in-house. Oven-roasted Yukon gold potatoes and a side of sausage ($5) rounded out this entrée. I found the sausage to be a little sweet.
Coffee ($3.50) was strong and freshly
brewed. It was the highest price I ever paid for a cup of coffee in a neighborhood restaurant.
Service was a little slow, but our server apologized for the wait.
Bardot Cafe opened in August. Our meal was uneven, but I think with a little more care and attention, the establishment could be a fine addition to Northern Liber-ties.
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f one were interested in alter-ing phrases, Christina De Silva could inspire the transforma-tion of “Good things come to
those who wait” to “Good things come to those who are great.” Having recently commenced ex-ecutive chef duties at Taproom on
19th, the industrious 21-year-old has already claimed ample kudos in her compact career and is ap-proaching her rapid journey to responsibility with exultation and anticipation.
“Initially, it was shocking to receive that title at my age, but I’ve come to believe that’s going to make everything easier as I continue to learn,” the resident of 17th and Moore streets said from the Girard Estate establishment. “I love knowing what people en-joy and giving them plenty of op-tions.”
The Newbold inhabitant devel-oped her dietary curiosity as a Lansdale-based youth, with her parents proving pivotal in her education. She acquired formal awareness through a Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College summer course then through studies at the JNA Institute of Culinary Arts, 1212 S. Broad St. Externing for Elijah Milligan at Stateside, 1536 E. Passyunk Ave., she reunited with the fellow cook
at Taproom when he sought her as his sous-chef.
“When he left here, I had some concern, but I concluded that I’d be ready for the challenges,” De Silva said.
With Sicilian heritage and tradi-tional French technique mastery courtesy of JNA, she finds her-self presenting a different sort of cuisine, dubbed “upscale stoner food,” confessing an affinity for following co-owner Michael Strauss’ allegiance to regulars’ tastes. A colleague’s hunger, how-ever, encouraged the creation of the Bonzo Burger, which has be-come a consistent seller.
“I definitely wanted a nice veg-etarian option but something with more than just vegetables to it,” De Silva said. “I like experiment-ing, so this is a menu item that I’ve come up with to establish trust be-tween me and our customers.”
Having recently received reci-pes from her mother, the young professional figures to add some of those dishes to her repertoire,
but regardless of the source of her selections, De Silva will offer per-petual positivity when welcoming Taproom’s enthusiasts.
“I love South Philly,” she said, “especially this neighborhood, so I’m excited to keep meeting and feeding everyone.”
Cook the chickpeas over high heat, folding in the quinoa and the seasonings. Add the lemon juice and the breadcrumbs, and let the mixture cool before adding the feta. Weigh out into 6-ounce por-tions, and form patties. De Silva adds cilantro yogurt to the bun and serves her creation with either fries or a side salad.
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rothers Giancarlo and Sandro Frusone are no strangers to the Philadelphia dining scene, especially the address
214 South St. It’s where they pre-viously operated Ristorante San Carlo. Well, last month, the duo that also previously ran Gnocchi on East Passyunk Avenue official-
ly welcomed in customers to their latest venture — Me N Mo Meat-balls and More (the grand opening is scheduled for Tuesday). After San Carlo closed in 2005, Sandro Frusone returned to his native land of Italy, but it turned out to be only a temporary move. That’s where he developed the concept for the 900-square-foot, 40-seat venture with his sister.
With four decades’ worth of cu-linary expertise, the chef is ready to please customers with his fresh-ly-prepared dishes, especially the hand-rolled meatballs that come in a number of flavors and sauce vari-eties along with house-made pasta dishes.
“With 40 years of experience, I can do almost anything,” Sandro Frusone, who started working in the kitchen at age 14, said.
The establishment includes a pasta-making station in the back where customers can spy on the chef hand-making the pasta. Pasta-making demonstrations and class-es for grown-ups and children may be added in the not-too-distant future.
Meatball lovers can currently choice from six to eight different varieties of meatballs daily, includ-ing Buffalo Chicken. Talk about a tasty deal: Four meatballs (same style), one sauce and fresh baked focaccia is only $8.
“They are really delicious,” the chef said.
Giancarlo Frusone, who also owns Center City’s Trattoria Prima Donna, is taking a family-friendly approach to the Headhouse Square restaurant.
“Me N Mo offers a high-quality and affordable dining option for all of the young families that live in Society Hill, Queen Village, Bella Vista and Pennsport,” he said.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and grease cookie sheet with olive oil or cooking spray.
Mix the ground chicken, sea salt, black pepper, celery sticks, on-ions, hot sauce and eggs. Add the breadcrumbs until desired consis-tency is reached. Scoop the mix-ture with a small scoop or heaping tablespoon. Roll the meatballs by hand until smooth and round.
Place meatballs on a cookie sheet evenly spaced apart. Bake for 15 minutes.
Makes eight to 10 meatballs.
Mix the melted butter with the hot sauce, and add the spices.
Frusone recommends serving the meatballs with blue cheese or ranch dressing, as well as celery sticks or focaccia.
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ust when Jabri McCall and his Martin Luther King High School teammates seemed to have suppressed the will of Philadelphia Electrical and Tech-
nology Charter School Monday afternoon by building a late seven-point edge at the Edward O’Malley Athletic Association, 144 Moore St., the proud hosts fought back to enliven their fans’ hopes for an up-set. Thanks to four free throws from the 17-year-old resident of the 2200 block of McClellan Street, the defending Public League champion Cougars escaped with a 52-47 victory.
“This was definitely a tough game,” the Point Breeze dweller said of the Division-A duel. “We came in wanting to work on our chemistry and defense, so we’re happy to get the win, but we have some stuff to work on going forward.”
The narrow triumph elevated King to a 16-6 mark and solidified its second-place league status with an 8-2 ledger, the lone losses coming to Constitution, whom it topped, 46-44, to take last year’s crown. Facing a foe with a 2-7 league record, the squad squandered a few chances to make the outcome drama-free, but regardless of the margin, McCall found fortune in the effort.
“We have strong leaders on this team,” the junior guard said of coach Sean Col-son’s unit. “We want to be there celebrat-ing another championship, and we know we’re going to have to tough out some games to get that done.”
Having charged past the Chargers 63-45 on Jan. 8, the guests galloped across the Pennsport-situated court in the first quarter, with McCall scoring a bucket and tallying an assist, a rebound and a steal in helping his gang to a 13-11 cushion. A compelling back-and-forth battle ensued in the second, with the sharpshooter need-ing to head to the sidelines with a foot injury. Lacking much offensive variety, the Cougars could not roar their way out of in-consistent situations, so instead of letting his players ponder their play in solitude, Colson spent the early stages of halftime reviewing their efforts on the bench.
“We’re not playing team basketball,” the leader said. “Guys need to step up.”
MCCALL HAS ALWAYS valued such advice. Around basketball for most of his life, he cited numerous South Philadelphians, in-cluding Queen Village product and 2014 South Philly Review Difference Maker Lionel Simmons, a graduate of South Phil-adelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., as influences. Constantly looking to mold his game at such locations as Smith Play-ground, 2100 S. 24th St., and the Christian Street YMCA, 1724 Christian St., he con-fided that toughness and a desire to attack the basket became the immediate products of his diligence, but when he enrolled at the North Broad Street-located Mathemat-ics, Civics and Sciences Charter School, he decided not to play his freshman year. Transferring to King, he sought to situate himself as a chief contributor to Colson’s corps of charges, with last year’s title-
game performance, in which he garnered MVP honors, validating his decision to let his career unfold gradually.
“It definitely took us some time to come together last season,” McCall said of the prestigious campaign, which saw the Cougars advance to the quarterfinals of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic As-sociation state tournament on their way to a 24-6 mark. “I actually think we’ve done a much better job of playing together this year, especially because we have strong seniors.”
The upperclassman and his colleagues again became engaged in frenetic action as the third quarter commenced, with McCall picking up his third foul only 65 seconds in, leading the agile defender to make ad-justments that actually freed up the other Cougars to hound the ball, with center
Tyere Marshall especially benefiting. The visitors built their first seven-point lead midway through the frame, but the Chargers electrified their supporters by making the waning seconds’ tally 33-32. A beautifully arched three-pointer from McCall made it 36-32 heading into the last session, with the multifaceted figure knowing he would need to call on all his skills to preserve the bulge.
“We know that teams are looking to beat us, period, but because of the fact that we won the title, we know it’s even more important not to beat ourselves,” McCall said of the Cougars, who, behind 18 points from the local roster member, defeated Timber Creek, 59-36, in their Ben Franklin High School-based B2B Play-to-Play City Classic matchup Jan. 31 and who achieved runner-up status Dec. 30 at the Widener University-situated Pete and Jameer Nelson Holiday Classic. “I’m looking to get better because it’s the time when every play is going to matter a little more.”
See-saw sequences saw the Cougars grab yet another seven-point lead, but the Chargers dwindled it to a deuce. McCall registered a steal that led to a nice bucket, but his peers could not push aside their Center City-based adversaries, who trailed 48-45 as the 6-foot star strolled to the foul line.
“At that point, I was just thinking about one at a time,” McCall said of his first set of pressure-packed freebies. “When they went in, I still didn’t relax because I knew we had to play defense.”
The Chargers could not counter, and McCall dribbled off five seconds from the clock. Earning another charity stripe trip, he drained two more heaves to cap his scoring.
“I think I could have played better defense,” the ball hawk, who generated four steals, as many assists, two rebounds and nine points, said of his effort. “That’s something to fix for next time.”
Set to open the defense of their title on Monday, the Cougars will need enhanced production from everyone, with McCall well aware of the central ingredient.
“Heart,” he said. “If we want to repeat, we need to have heart.” SPR
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The Edward O’Malley Athletic Associa-tion, 144 Moore St., is accepting basket-ball registrations for ages 3 to 7. Games will be at 9:30, 10:15 and 11 a.m. on Saturdays beginning Feb. 7. Cost is $30. Contact Coach John, 215-266-4195.
Registration is open for the Feb. 14 Cu-pid’s Undie Run, which raises funds for the Children’s Tumor Foundation. Visit cupidsundierun.com/city/philadelphia/ for information on the event to occur at Xfinity Live!, 1100 Pattison Ave.
The Delaware Valley Junior Legion Baseball program for ages 13 to 15 will take place 5 p.m. Feb. 14 and 21. Bubba Baseball Academy, 1401 S. 25th St., will be the host site. Contact Joe Messina, 215-816-1238, or [email protected].
The Edward O’Malley Athletic Associa-tion, 144 Moore St., will hold signups for girls’ fast-pitch softball from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 23 and 25 and March 3 and 5. Ages are 6 to 8 for the Instructional League for a $30 fee and 9 to 10 and 11 to 13 for the in-house leagues for $35. Contact Bob Thiel, 215-952-3121. The site will also hold baseball signups for 8 to 15U play from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Contact coach Tom, 215-913-1744.
The Friends of Beast, created to honor Christopher Gedraitis, a member of the St.
John Neumann Pirates football team who died in 2006 from an undiagnosed heart condition, will hold a celebration from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at McFadden’s Irish Pub & Johnny Utah’s Saloon complex, 461 N. Third St. Contact Patricia Boyle, 484-437-1030.
Taney Spring Softball is accepting reg-istrations for girls ages 8 to 10 (junior) and 11 to 13 (senior) through February. All players must then attend an evaluation on Feb. 28 or March 1, with the season running mid-March through mid-June. Scholarships are available. Register at taneybaseball.com. For more information, email [email protected].
The Delaware Valley Youth Athletic Association is accepting registrations for its spring baseball season 6 to 7:30 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Barry Playground, 18th and Johnston streets. Ages are 5 to 7 for T-ball, 8 to 9 for Pee Wee and 10 to 12 for Majors. Call 215-468-1265.
The South Philadelphia Tennis Associa-tion is gearing up for its winter indoor 12 and younger season at various locations, including Capitolo Playground and the Hawthorne Cultural Center. Contact Bry-an Hughes, 215-528-0196, or [email protected].
es, I know that I will rile Philadelphia fans, but I am a huge fan of the New England Patriots. I have been so since 1989, when, as a 10-year-old, I began
following football. I definitely took to the local teams, but the Patriots, who happened to go 5-11 that year (I hope that sup-presses any bandwagon claims) just appealed to me. Through the ensuing 26 years, I have experienced many highs and lows, but Super Bowl Sunday certainly counts as my best experience as a fan of the Foxborough-based athletes.
Like any reasonable follower of any team, I went into the game thoroughly re-specting the opposition. Because of my regard for the Seattle Seahawks, I wanted to celebrate a win that much more, and, yes, since I know how skilled the NFC representatives are, I supposed they would score late to take a 31-28 lead with virtually no time left. Call me Doubting Joseph for not believing the defense could prove as clutch as the offense! Thanks to Malcolm Butler’s interception, quarter-back Tom Brady can revel in his fourth Super Bowl title since 2002 and I can fend off criticism for another season. It’s good to be king.
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Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath bi-level apartment in West Mt. Airy with TWO living/great rooms. This place feels like home with its own entrance on Lincoln Drive next door to a dental offi ce. Popular area, but private feel!
as the 5th best big city neighborhoodin the country!
closet and hardwood fl oors
ed kitchen and washer/dryer hookups
Deposit at lease signing is negotiable.$1,500/mo plus utilities
609.350.7475
DiLorenzo Realty Group
Over 30 years experience
dilorenzorealtygroup.com
BEST POOL IN TOWN 1BD/1BA condo in the heart of
the Margate Marina District. MARGATE
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITYLarge 2BD/2BA condo,
pet-friendly, centrally located.
OCEAN VIEWS!4BD/3.2BA located beachblock.
with incredible rooftop deck
INCREDIBLE VIEWS Top floor panoramic bay views!
Large 1BD/1BA condo. MARGATE
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ATTENTION INVESTORS: PO-TENTIAL MULTIPLE REHABBED PROPERTIES FOR SALE. ALL AR-EAS IN PHILA. 267-275-1766
LOTS & ACREAGE ABANDONED FARM ABSOLUTE LAND SELL OFF! 4 acres-Views-$17,900, 6 acres-Stream-$24,900. Just west of Cooperstown! State Land, ponds, apple trees, woods! Buy before 1/31 and WE PAY CLOSING COSTS! EZ terms! 888-738-6694 NewYorkLandandLakes.com
LOTS & ACREAGE BANK REPO’D! 10 acres-$19,900! Awesom Mtn views, hardwoods, private bldg site, long rd frontage, utils! No liens or back taxes! Terms avail! Call 888-431-7215 NOW!
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22ND FEDERAL STS. 1ST. FLR., ALL NEW EFFIC. $675/MO. UTILS. INCL. CALL 215-292-2176.
ONE BEDROOM FOR RENT
10TH MIFFLIN (3) Modern Apts., newly renovated, C/A, all new ap-pliances, Washer/Dryer. Starting at $1200/mo. +utils. No Pets/Smokers. 856-228-8251, 609-440-7941.
24XX S.16TH Lg.1Bdrm. apt. 3rd.flr., all new w/new appliances, hdwd.flrs.thru-out,G/H.$1,000+utils. 267-250-1667.
TWO BEDROOM FOR RENT
8TH & BIGLER 1st flr., new Hdwd.flrs., W/W Closet, W/D, Easy parking, access to all highways. 215-964-4257.
HOUSE FOR RENT12XX FITZGERALD ST. 3Bdrms, fully updated, finished bsmt. $1750/mo. 267-240-4422.
1315 S.17TH ST- $2000/mo 4BD/3.5BA modern and spa-cious home, huge backyard, rear deck with city views, W/D, C/A, close to public trans! CALL STU-ART COHEN BHHS FOX & ROACH 215.627.6005/215.275.0800
16TH REED ST 3Brs, 2Bths, New Bold/ Graduate. Renovated. EIK, Yard, Bsmt. W/Washer/Dryer. Hdwd flrs. thru-out. $1450/mo. +utils. 267-307-6876.
23XX S. WARNOCK ST 2Bdrms. Avail. Call JOE 267-767-0717.
28XX FRANKLIN ST Mod. 3Bdrms., Hdwd. Flrs., 1.5 baths. Lg. Bsmt, lg. back yard. $1075/mo.+utils. Call 610-918-1669.
BRANDYWINE AT 11TH/ Spring Garden Architecturally Re-de-signed 1840 townhouse (3/4BR), C/A, Newly painted, floors refin-ished. Gourmet EIK, + DW, GD. Large 2 Sink bath. Newly upgrad-ed, Walk to Reading Terminal/Chi-na town. $1761. 215-849-4049
FRANKLIN & RITNER 3 Bedrms., LR, DR, Hdwd. Flrs., w/w carpet in bdrms., $800/mo. 267-261-9227.
GARAGES FOR RENT
13XX SO. HARMONY
ST.All Facilities. 16FT x 30FT, $575/mo. 609-230-2146.
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITYAll real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to federal, state and local fair housing laws, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race; color; religion;sex; disability; familial; (pres-ence of children); national origin; age (Pennsylvania and New Jersey); martial status or sexual orientation (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), or source of Income (Philadelphia only) in the sale, rental or financing or insuring of housing. This paper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which violates these laws. The law requires that all dwellings advertised be available on an equal opportunity basis. If you believe you have been discriminated against in connection with the sale, rent, financing or insuring of housing or commercial property, call HUD at 1-888-799-2085
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